NY police respond to Black Friday trampling

Published: Thursday, January 1, 2009 at 2:40 p.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, January 1, 2009 at 2:40 p.m.

Police say rope lines, numbered tickets and walkie-talkies for store employees could help control frenzied crowds like those that crushed a Wal-Mart worker on Black Friday.

Nassau County police issued recommendations Wednesday to avoid a repeat of the deadly shopping stampede in Valley Stream the day after Thanksgiving. Thousands of people smashed through the store’s doors and trampled the worker, Jdimytai Damour (DHMEE’-tree Di-MOHR’).

The police report says stores, not police, bear responsibility for securing such sales. But police came up with guidelines for retailers.

They recommend admitting store patrons in small groups, using rope lines or barricades to manage lines and creating maps of where to find the hottest sales items.

<p>Police say rope lines, numbered tickets and walkie-talkies for store employees could help control frenzied crowds like those that crushed a Wal-Mart worker on Black Friday.</p><p>Nassau County police issued recommendations Wednesday to avoid a repeat of the deadly shopping stampede in Valley Stream the day after Thanksgiving. Thousands of people smashed through the store’s doors and trampled the worker, Jdimytai Damour (DHMEE’-tree Di-MOHR’).</p><p>The police report says stores, not police, bear responsibility for securing such sales. But police came up with guidelines for retailers.</p><p>They recommend admitting store patrons in small groups, using rope lines or barricades to manage lines and creating maps of where to find the hottest sales items.</p>